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Minerva returned home with the fruits in her hand. Just as she was about to take off her shoes, she bumped into Vera.
"Where did you go so late at night?"
Minerva's lips trembled. She swung the bag in her hand nonchalantly. "I went downstairs to buy some fruits."
Receiving her answer, Vera turned to look at the clock. "If I recall correctly, you left the house 50 minutes ago? When you went downstairs to buy fruits, did you also take a stroll around?"
It was obvious that she was implying something else. The way Vera was looking at her said it all.
Minerva could not find the words to reply to her.
Wasn't Vera just trying to tease her? Minerva placed the fruits in the kitchen. "That's right. Because I was too full, I had to go down and take a stroll. Although I went out for quite some time, it's still much better than hiding upstairs. Am I right?"
Vera's teasing smile vanished instantly.
"Right?" Minerva asked, blinking innocently. Then, she burst into laughter.
However, Vera couldn't laugh. She pouted and snorted, "Will you die if you stop teasing me? Why must you bring that up again?"
"The same could be said to you."
After that, Vera sat on the sofa. She clutched a pillow in her hand as she scowled sullenly.
"There's a reason why I avoid coming downstairs. My Prince Charming is so excellent. It's only natural that I'm afraid to be around him."
Minerva walked up to her to take a seat beside her. "Yes, that's your opinion."
She also clutched a pillow in her hands. When Minerva thought of what the little nurse had told her, her chest felt a little heavy.
"Hey, didn't you take care of him? Don't you know that he has been discharged from the hospital?"
Although Minerva often took care of Maddox, she hadn't gone to visit in a while. Wasn't it normal that she wasn't aware?
"You went to the hospital to see Maddox again?" Vera asked from her left. Minerva nodded subconsciously before shaking her head. "He has been discharged from the hospital."
"He's been discharged? Hmm..." Vera suddenly felt a little confused. "Then why did you go to the hospital to see him? Are you too full?"
"I didn't know until I got there."
"Well, it seems that you were kept in the dark," commented Vera. "He's quite mean. You took care of him for so long, yet he didn't even say a word when he left the hospital?"
Minerva did not say anything.
As she was silent, it only fueled Vera's curiosity. "Please don't tell me he didn't even send you a message."
Minerva, who had been silent for a long time, finally raised her head to look at her. Then, she smiled and said, "I haven't gone to the hospital to look after him this week. Isn't it normal that he doesn't tell me that he's been discharged?"
"Well, it's getting late. Go to bed early." After saying that, Minerva stood up and walked upstairs. Obviously, she didn't want to continue the topic.
Vera watched her back and felt a little gloomy. She muttered to herself, "How is that normal? If he cares about you very much, why didn't he say a word? Didn't he just make you run around for nothing?"
Although Vera spoke in a small voice, it was very quiet in the house. Therefore, Minerva heard all her words.
Her steps paused for a brief moment but she continued to march forward with her lips tightly pursed.
Perhaps, he really did not care that much.
The days went by as usual. After two to three days, it was as if Maddox had really vanished from her life.
However, his name was still on the list of Minerva's clients.
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